El Salvador: Country Insights

The bilateral commercial relationship between the United States and El Salvador is strong in both trade and investment. El Salvador uses the U.S. dollar as its official currency. The United States is El Salvador’s number one investor and leading trade partner. The majority of El Salvador’s imports come from the United States, and nearly 50% of El Salvador’s exports go to the U.S.

El Salvador is a member of the World Trade Organization (WTO), and has free trade agreements with the United States, Central America, Chile, Mexico, Panama, Colombia, Dominican Republic, and Taiwan. Recently it signed a free trade agreement with the European Union.

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